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Garment II

Hanging
2002 (made)
Artist/Maker
Creith, Frankie (maker)
Place of origin
Northern Ireland (made)

Interwoven layers of flesh coloured paper, white net and metalic gauze, stitched and varnished to form high relief structure mounted on cotton covered backboard. Textured surfaces have been manipulated to create the detail and image of a headless and limbless female form. Surface is embellished with web-like, free machine embroidery in straight and zigzag stitch to enhance the graduation of colour. Torn net is used to create a flowing train.

Object details

Category
Embroidery
Object type
Hanging
TitleGarment II (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Layered paper, net, gauze, resin and twigs, stiched by free machine embroidery
Paper
Nylon Net
Gauze
Polyester Resin
Wood
Machine Embroidery
Brief description
Frankie Creith. Garment I; net, resin.paper and metallic gauze on cardboard. Northern Ireland, 2002
Physical description
Interwoven layers of flesh coloured paper, white net and metalic gauze, stitched and varnished to form high relief structure mounted on cotton covered backboard. Textured surfaces have been manipulated to create the detail and image of a headless and limbless female form. Surface is embellished with web-like, free machine embroidery in straight and zigzag stitch to enhance the graduation of colour. Torn net is used to create a flowing train.
Dimensions
  • Length: 340cm
  • Width: 40cm
  • Depth: 10cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Creith (62 Group) 'Garment II' (No. 2) £1,500.00 'Ivydene', 6 Bath Street, Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland BT56 8AW'

Note
Makers's marks, bottom left of backboard support, handwritten with a ball point pen
Gallery label
Fashions of times past stand preserved, attention turns toward the wearer, long departed, their earthly bodies decayed. In response, Creith considers opposites - preserve, decay, life, death. Into a place of preservation she displays decayed garments and rejoices in scripture, 'The gift of god is eternal life in Christ' (Romans 6:23).
Bibliographic reference
Creith, F. (1999) Luscious Layers: Mixed media work in paper and stitch in: The World of Embroidery, Volune 50, No. 5
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.81:2-2003

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Record createdApril 14, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97908/garment-ii-hanging-creith-frankie/
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